What is behind door number one? ~~Picture from Microsoft Clipart RISK ~Author unknown~ To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach out to others is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk […]
A while ago, one of my friends sent me the following story in an email. The story moved me so much, and made me also think about all the clients that I have worked with over the years who live their life based on “when” and ‘if”. These folks miss so much because they are […]
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at Judith-hirst@questers.ca, and I will post them on the blog. Picture from Wild Horses of Alberta Society When I was born, my Dad was still using horses to pull the hay rake, haul the rack of bales to the barn, and […]
When you think of all of the hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, snow and ice storms, monsoons, and volcanoes, do you feel that they are the most powerful force on Earth? Most people do. And yet, they are not continuous. They are sporadic. They take time to gather energy. Time to build to a crescendo. And, yes, […]
Either as a parent or as an observer of parents, you have probably seen that parents tend to keep their children in line with fear. You may have even practiced fear with your own children. Why do we do this? First, it is because we learned it at an early age from our parents, then […]
From the Editor: The following article appears on the https://tinybuddha.com website. It was written by Vironika Tugaleva. It is a beautiful writing about an issue that many of us wrestle with – looking for the bright side when maybe we need to look at the dark side. About Vironika Tugaleva Like every human being, Vironika […]
The greatest goal you can set this year is to make peace with your life, no matter your circumstances. These 10 powerful insights from Eckhart Tolle will get you started. • Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive, but freedom […]
I Decided To Succeed – By Walt Disney And so after waiting aimlessly one day like any other I decided to succeed. I decided not to wait for opportunities but to go out and find them. I decided to see every problem as challenges with infinite possibilities. I decided to see the desert as an […]
It is the beginning of June. We are coming up the the summer solstice on June 21st. Traditionally, the crops and gardens are planted and we are in high growing season. So, it is time to look at what we are doing to keep ourselves growing physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. What are you doing […]
Funny thing… we want to please the people that we like. Because we have that need, we pay attention to what we wear, what we eat, what we say, what we do, and even, what we work. Because we want to please that one person, we are the sheep to their lion (or substitute wolf, […]